as in to eject
to force (someone) to leave a place
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon. They were evicted from their apartment.
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Recent Examples of evict
Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Who got evicted from 'Big Brother' last night?
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Talks of a potential lease sale come as Miami-Dade continues court proceedings to try and evict the Seaquarium from the county land.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
By the end of the hour, Rachel, who was unequivocally the season’s biggest star, was eliminated — not evicted!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Who got evicted from 'Big Brother' last night?
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Talks of a potential lease sale come as Miami-Dade continues court proceedings to try and evict the Seaquarium from the county land.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
By the end of the hour, Rachel, who was unequivocally the season’s biggest star, was eliminated — not evicted!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evict
Verb
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He had already been ejected earlier in the third period.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Last week, at the Glasgow stop of her Infinity Heart tour, Siwa unexpectedly ejected two fans from the show over a hoodie that featured Siwa photoshopped onto an egg, an image that appeared to be mocking her hairline.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The elder Mamdani grew up in Uganda, in East Africa, in a community of Ugandans of Indian descent, known as the Bayindi, who played a prominent role in the country until Idi Amin expelled them en masse in 1972.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shortly afterward, Jews were expelled from the city; Muslims were pushed out over the ensuing years.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Olguin dismissed the case in 2022 after finding Elden’s claims were time-barred without addressing the substance of his allegations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Roberts, who is challenging the order to deport him to his native Guyana, remained jailed Wednesday in Sioux City, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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After being released into the custody of his brother in Maryland pending trial, he was again detained by immigration authorities, who have sought to deport him.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Among other elements, the plan would end the war, return the remaining hostages, surge aid into Gaza, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and provide an eventual pathway toward Palestinian self-government.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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San Rafael, California — Whether battling a wildfire, chasing a suspect, or helping someone with a traumatic injury – the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and others who take action in emergencies regularly endure high levels of stress.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Still, council member Lamont Westmoreland wondered if the danger that technology presented would be less than the danger of chasing vehicles.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evict. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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